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As the Bulls' 1-1 trip concluded, coach Tom Thibodeau revealed a telling anecdote about Jimmy Butler. "He's old school," Thibodeau said. "(Sunday) night before the (Heat) game, he wasn't feeling well and he said, 'Hey, don't cut my minutes. I'm going to run that out of me.' I respect that. "The guy wants to win, plays hard on every play, goes after people, makes tough plays, almost came up with that huge steal at the end (against the Hawks). That's Jimmy. Guy's having an All-Star season." The platitudes keep coming for Butler's breakout season, and rightfully so. But according to Chandler Parsons, Butler...

The summary
Sure, the Bulls own that gaudy 9-3 road mark, but they're now 2-4 at the United Center after Tuesday's exhausting 132-129 double overtime loss as the Mavericks sank 15 of 30 3-pointers. None were bigger than Monta Ellis' dagger with 39...

If his absence in a mere exhibition doesn't underscore Jimmy Butler's value, then surely not having him to guard Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James in next week's first two regular-season games would.
Butler will return from his sprained left thumb at some...

(in predicted order of finish)
1. Spurs
2013-14: 62-20.
Coming: Kyle Anderson.
Going: No one of significance.
Despite all of their sustained success, the Spurs have never won back-to-back titles. In fact they never had reached the NBA Finals in...

With just over two weeks until the NBA draft, the questions aren’t stopping. Neither are the answers. Melo or Love? I would actually prefer Melo. The Bulls need someone they can throw the ball to in the post and get a bucket during the playoffs....

Once LeBron James announced, “I'm Coming Home,” to Cleveland last Friday, the free-agency floodgates opened, with the player moves coming fast and furious.
James was the Pied Piper, the one who set in motion so much change in the NBA that it left some...

NEW YORK — Sitting next to the Team USA bench during Wednesday night's exhibition game, Bulls guard Derrick Rose heard fans at Madison Square Garden chant his name several times. He was disappointed he didn't play against the Dominican Republic, but he...

Now, the only question becomes whether Derrick Rose reclaims his starting spot.
Rose, the starting point guard when USA Basketball captured gold at the 2010 World Championships in Turkey, was named one of 12 finalists for the FIBA World Cup that begins...

Prepare for another running of the Bulls in Spain.
With free-agent signee Pau Gasol firmly ensconced in his role for the Spanish national team, USA Basketball named Derrick Rose to the 12-man roster for the FIBA World Cup that begins Saturday.
Rose's...

Members of Team USA did what every celeb seems to do while in Chicago as of late: They dined at Chicago Cut Steakhouse.
James Harden and Rudy Gay were spotted Friday at Chicago Cut, the same day the Blackhawks' Bryan Bickell dined there. Chandler Parsons...

Team USA Basketball officials will announce on Tuesday that Washington Wizards guards John Wall and Bradley Beal and Atlanta Hawks forward Paul Millsap have been released from the team, multiple media outlets reported Monday.
USA Basketball has scheduled...

Derrick Rose hasn’t played a game at the United Center since shooting 4-for-13 in a victory over the Bobcats on Nov. 18, 2013, four days before tearing his right meniscus.
That will change Aug. 16.
In an expected development given how physically...

Here's the thing about brothers and "Hardcore Pawn: Chicago" co-stars Randy and Wayne Cohen: They fight a lot — and even came to blows this year — but they always make up.
And once they're done patching things up, they tend to go right back...

INDIANPOLIS If you're willing to use one game as an adequate sample size, you can make the argument that the Mavericks' offense looked better without Monta Ellis than it looked with him. The defense, however, can continue to be described in three...

According to nerdy sportswriter math, the Mavericks will play their 3,000th game Sunday. That's 2,814 regular-season games and 186 playoff contests. It's a factoid of little relevance, other than it being a round number and a timely excuse to...

That thud heard in the visitor's locker room was the hearts of the Dallas Mavericks players and coaching staff hitting the concrete surface on the suspense surrounding an injury to the lower right leg of shooting guard Monta Ellis. Ellis suffered...

DALLAS Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki is walking around in a joyful mood after his wife, Jessica, gave birth to the couple's second child on Monday. The couple's newest child, a son, is named Max. "I was messing with him saying I...

Monta Ellis provided an emphatic rebuttal Tuesday night to a dismal performance 48 hours earlier. Ellis matched his season high with 38 points and the Dallas Mavericks rallied in the second half to defeat the San Antonio Spurs 101-94. Ellis hit 16 of 27...